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By movieMoll on June 8, 2009
This is Astaire and Rogers first pairing as leads after their knockout supporting performances in “Flying Down to Rio” the year before. Lightweight plot finds Guy Holden (Fred Astaire) pursuing Mimi Glossop (Ginger Rogers). She’s playing hard-to-get because she’s still married to an absentee husband. Her Aunt Hortense (Alice Brady) concocts a divorce plan by [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Crime, Index, Musical, Romance, Screwball | Tagged Astaire and Rogers, Best Song Oscar, Comedy, dance, Musical, Romance |
By movieMoll on March 16, 2009
Most critics won’t agree, but I’m an Astaire-Rogers fan and “Follow the Fleet” is my favorite Fred and Ginger film. The storyline is better than their usual mistaken identity plots. The subplot romance of Connie Martin (Harriet Hilliard) and Bilge Smith (Randolph Scott) is pleasing. Fred and Ginger have two really cute dance [...]
Posted in Comedy, Index, Musical, Romance | Tagged Astaire and Rogers, Comedy, dance, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Musical, Navy, Romance, sailors |
By movieMoll on March 3, 2009
Of the 10 Astaire-Rogers movie pairings, “Swing Time” has the best of the duo’s dance numbers and this film, “Shall We Dance,” has the best songs. Not surprising since it features tunes that George and Ira Gershwin wrote specifically for long-time friend Fred Astaire. Highlights include “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” noting the couple’s [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Musical | Tagged Astaire and Rogers, ballet, black and white, Classic, Comedy, dance, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Musical, roller skating |
By GroovyMovieGuy on March 3, 2009
It’s the classic Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie plot, this time spanning from Paris to New York with a cruise ship in between. “Shall We Dance” includes two of my favorite Astaire and Rogers dance scenes. In the first scene, the two are unexpectedly brought together for a dance that is light, fun and [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Musical | Tagged Astaire and Rogers, ballet, black and white, Classic, Comedy, dance, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Musical, roller skating |
By movieMoll on February 15, 2009
“Top Hat” has all the best that 1930s musicals had to offer — glamorous evening gowns, dreamy art deco sets, an array of quirky supporting character actors and perfect chemistry between leads Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The plot finds Rogers falling in love with Astaire, but trying to avoid him because she mistakenly believes [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Musical, Romance | Tagged Academy Award, Astaire and Rogers, Classic, Comedy, dance, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, golden age, Irvin Berlin, Musical, Oscar, Romance |
By GroovyMovieGuy on February 15, 2009
“In dealing with a girl or horse, one just lets nature take its course.”
Fred Astaire as Jerry Travers said this in “Top Hat,” one of the best Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movies. The old “boy meets girl” formula with an interesting twist at the end features fewer big dance segments than usual. However, it has some [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Musical, Romance | Tagged Academy Award, Astaire and Rogers, Classic, Comedy, dance, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, golden age, Irvin Berlin, Musical, Oscar, Romance |
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